Comments on: Find A Problem-Fix It-Innovation In Watermelons + "Our" Hummingbirds

By: speeed2001

speeed2001 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:02:07 +0000

The idea is an exellent idea! I think eventually, we all can enjoy the fruit at the affordable price when more farmers start to believe in the same idea and start cultivate the fruit in this way.

I spent more money on premium Thai iced tea that has no added color and better quality of the tea leaf they put in the tea after I found out that the traditional Thai iced tea contains excessive orange food color, poor quality of the tea leaf.

I paid $4.00 for 300 grams of premiun Thai iced tea compare to $2.30 for 13 oz of traditional Thai iced tea that contain color additive. The price is still under my reach not $83 for one melon.

The only downside of the premium Thai iced tea is that I have to order it online since they are the only company who made it. Here is their websit- http://www.patsongroup.com.

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By: Aditya Srinivasan

Aditya Srinivasan — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:29:23 +0000

Brilliant idea but too expensive! And while Japanese come up with new gadgets, there are atleast 2 million Americans wanting that same thing too. Think Nokia n95(not exactly Japanese but a very popular model despite the price), Sony PSP, PS3, WiMax, and tons of other technologies. I wouldn’t call square watermelons modern gadgets! So, an entirely different theory applies here - demand and supply. If you saw the quotes at the end, a woman presumably Japanese, said she wouldn’t buy it. Obviously no one would, coz its frickin 83 bucks!! Just as you would have a bunch of rich Japanese buying it, if they were brought to the US, you might have Paris Hilton or Trump buying one coz there is just too much blood in their money(no offense to them!)! So as long as it is sold in a developed country, you will have buyers BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE!! They have to close due to shortage of customers or think of something else coz I for sure wouldn’t pay 83 $ for a watermelon!!

By: Thompaet

Thompaet — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:22:55 +0000

This was a very innovative ideas and amazed me but it needs better marketing. They should have analyzed how many people were wealthy (which is probably not as much as poor). They would have sold more if they appealed to the masses. I wouldn’t buy this melon if it were $2.00 this irregular fruit just creeps me out but if someone pays for it I guess there is a market for it.

By: trevor opris

trevor opris — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:07:54 +0000

sorry to hear about your humming birds.

By: trevor opris

trevor opris — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:06:50 +0000

Japan is an entirely diffenent market then American. The Japanese enjoy the latest gagets and efficent ideas far more then americans do. American’s on the other had like our product how they are. for example, the Japanese have started moving to electric cars while the idea is still fanticy in America. The same is with our food. Most of the food adversited in American supermarkets is “Just as grandma used to make it”. I don’t think it would sell even if it was the same price as normal water mellons.

Also, the trend is moving towards all natural and organic. Such brands as ‘Simply Orange’ and ‘Natures Best’ capitalize on this trend. The square watermellon will freak too many people out.

By: Nick Lenarduzzi

Nick Lenarduzzi — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:34:00 +0000

I think that these are great ideas. I especially found the rectangular watermelon story interesting. Someone noticed that something was inconvenient and could be improved upon and did it. They may be asking a high price for the goods but people are still buying them so why not?

By: Kevin Rumsey

Kevin Rumsey — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:14:25 +0000

As a horticulture major, I have never heard of a cube-shaped watermelon. To me this at best is an interesting novelty, but nonetheless thinking outside the box (or in this case, inside the glass box). I apologize for my humor. Anyway, I can think of very few markets of people who’d duke out that kind of money for a watermelon, and even less in the U.S. Of course, I haven’t been exposed to that many people outside of the midwest with the exception of some Purdue students.

By: Jacque

Jacque — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:16:46 +0000

I agree the price is way too high for a piece of fruit, but they did have a good idea. Its weird how it grows into the shape of the box. Maybe sometime down the road they can figure out a way to make them cheaper and sell them at an affordable price. And I’m sad to hear about your hummingbirds, Hank. Hopefully they will come back next year.

By: Nirmala Emani

Nirmala Emani — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:30:59 +0000

Its surprising what people will think of doing just to make things a bit more convenient. I think the markets not big enough for a cube sized watermelon. With sizes of refrigerators changings its not much of a valid problem to fit a large fruit anywhere.